USDA headquarters, offices closed Monday

Six USDA buildings are closed today after a minor electrical fire at one of the headquarters buildings caused power outages and Internet stoppages at other agency buildings, said a USDA spokesman.

USDA buildings closed Monday are:

Whitten building

South building

Cotton Annex

Reporters building (at 7th and D streets)

Patriots Center (at 4th and E streets)

Washington Carver Center in Beltsville, Md.

A minor electrical fire in the South building took power out in the other headquarters buildings, the spokesman said.

As of 10:17 a.m. Monday, USDA authorized administrative leave for the remainder of the day for workers in the Reporters building at 7th and D streets. As of 11:30 a.m., USDA also had authorized administrative leave for workers at the Patriots Center and the Carver Center.